Poster display means



c. M. DABROHUA 1,765,057

POSTER DISPLAY MEANS June 17, 1930.

Filed Ap-ril 2o, 1928 Patented June 17, 1930 A #UNITED STATES intensi CASTRO M. DABROI-IUA,

or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS POSTER DISPLAY MEANS Application med Apr-i1 2o,

My invention relates to improvements in supporting means for posters.

The object of myinvention is to provide aV simple collapsible easel support for a 5 poster and improved means for readily mounting a poster on the support for displaying the poster. f A particular feature of my improvement resides in av simplification of construction and reduction of parts over the form disclosed in the (zo-pending application filed jointly by myself and William E. Roberts on April 7, 1927, Serial Number 181,822.

1n mypresent invention, I make use of the metal strips commonly used at theends of posters providing openings for receiving the ends of the support parts.

One feature of importance consists in the formation of the strips on the ends of the posters adjacent tothe openings in such a manner Vthat'the ends of the support can be easily entered through the openings beneath one wall ofthe strips. Y

Another idea involved is that of hooking the support to the poster at least at one end for the purpose of assisting in mounting the poster onthesuppOrt. 4

Other novel featureswill be made rclear by the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings formingy part of this specification and in whichv Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating improved poster display'means;

Fig. 2 isa plan view ofthe supporting device shown in collapsed condition;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing the means connecting the parts of 40 the supporting device;

Fig. 4 isa transverse section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section on the line 5--5 of Fig. 3; j f Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 but:show ing the parts before the device is fully extended; l n

Fig.'7 is a fragmentary section onthe line 7 7 of Fig. l; y l

Fig.V 8 is a fragmentary elevation show- `Fig. 2, to an extended relationv shownin Fig. l.

1928. Serial No. 271,483.

ing the upper end of one of the support members in engagement with the poster;

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary longitudinal section on the line 9*-9 of Fig. 8; and

Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 8 but 55 showing the engagement of one of the'lower ends of the supportwith the poster.

InV said drawings 1 illustrates a poster,

-usually consisting of a'sheet of paper and having a reinforced upper end 2 and a simi- 30 larly reinforced lower end 3, supported in display position by a supporting device 4 embodying my invention in one form. Y As best shown in Fig. 6, the reinforcing at'the ends of the poster consists of thin metal strips 5 folded over upon themselves and upon the ends of the poster to provide three layers 6, 7 and 8 of the sheet metal. i The layer 6 overlies the rear of the poster 1 and the layer 7 lies between the other tw-o layers. The fold 9 between the two layers 7 and 8 provides a smooth finish to the strip at the face of the poster and the fold 10 between the layer 8 and the rear layer 6 provides a smooth end for the completed poster. Thelayer 7 lies beneathy or inside of the rear layer ,6 and provides a wall to limit the insertion of the ends of the device 4 as hereinafter more fully explained.

The vsupporting device4 consists of two main members 11 and 12 made of wire.k These members l11 and 12 are each U-shaped `in form and provide free ends adapted to engage the poster when the device is arranged vto'supportit., The member l1 is bent at its middle portion to form it into jU- shape'having across bar 13 and 4two legs 14.

There is a sheet metal connection plate 15 which hasV its edge portions 16 formed f around the ylegs 14 and which provides a guide for the member 11 so that it can be slid` longitudinally' relatively to the member l2 from a collapse'djrelation, as shown in poster supporting 95 The member 12, which forms the lower portion lof vthe device, is bent between its ends at 22 to form two legs 17 having" free ends 17 for engagement with the lower rei-nforc-ement or binding strip 3, and L middle :.100

brace part 18 which is U-shaped having a lower cross bar 19, forming a foot part by the formed over and upwardly extendingside parts or legs 19. These two members 17 and 18 are joined at their upper ends at 22. The upper end portions 2O of the legs 17 are enclosed with the adjacent parts of the upper part 11 edges16 of the connecting plate 15 but unlike the upper member 11 which is slidable in relation to the plate 15, the lower member is fixed against movement. This is accomplished byibending the legs 17 to form shoulders 21 at the `lower end of the connecting plate 15 and by the bends 22 at the upper end oi the plate 15.

The Jfree ends 23 of the legs 14 of the upper member 11 are bent toward cach other in the plane of the device and flattened out as shown to form thin hooked ends, and the free ends v17l of the lower member are flattened out but not formed into hooks. The lattening of these ends `is for the purpose of facilitating theirV engagement with the reinforcing strips at the ends of thev poster.

The rear wall or layer of the end strips is provided with holes or openings 2li in the upper strip and openings25 in the lower strip for permitting the engagement of the strips by the ends ofthe supporting device, and although with the ends flattened out, as described, they might be :torced under the rear walls of the strips, I prefer to form these rear walls outwardly as shown zit- 2 6 Figs, 8 and 9, and at 27 Fig. 10. i Y

lt'will be noted that theraised parts 26 Yon the upper strip lare on the adjacent sides of the two openings 24: in position to receive the hooked ends 23 of the upper member. The raised parts 27 on the lower strip are at the lower sides of the openings 25.

' While the cross bar 19 ofthe lower member might be made straight, I prefer to curve it up between its ends, so thatthe ends 28 only will rest upon the supporting Hoor, thus makingthe device more rigid when Vset up. Y

The upper or inner end of the bracey member 18 is formed so that the upper .end portions 805of the sides 19 of the brace member naturally lie in a position separatedv from the front side ofthe connection plate lshown at 31, Fig. 6.

15 and justbelow the lower end of this plate these parts are bent rearwardly as As the upper member 11 is drawn upwardly its cross bar 18 at its lower end contacts with these formed out parts of the member 18 and forcibly pushes orcams the brace 18 rearwardly against the resiliency of 'the said member. This contact produces suiiicient riction between the parts to prevent t the collapse of the device when installed on a poster.

y In applying the .supportjto a poster, the

upper member 11` 1s rst pulled out to its limit andthe bent prongs or ends 23 are entered into the openings 24 in the upper bending strip. The legs 14 of the upper member 11 have to be sprung apart to enter the prongs 23 and the resiliency of the member holds the legs in engagement with theV strip. Preferably the poster is laid flat down c-n a table on its face when applying the support to its back. After the bent ends of the member 11 have been engaged with the upper strip, thedevice being fully eX- will readily suggest themselves to one skilled in the artl do notlimit or confine my invention to the specific details of construction and operation Vherein shown and described eXcept within they scope of the appended claims, i A

l claim: 1i ln a lposter support of the kind described, two longitudinally relatively mov able resilient members, each having two laterally spaced ends for engagement with a poster, one of said members being formed back upon itself to provide a brace, thebrace normally lying substantially in the plane vof themember and provided with lformedup cam portions adapted to be engaged bythe other relatively movablemember as it approaches its extended position andwhereby thebrace member is forced out ofthe plane of the device to serve as an inclined brace to support the device and an attached poster in substantially vertical position.

2. In a poster support of the lde- Y scribed, two U-shaped members madeof wire, one of said members comprising Va pair of substantially parallel legs `and an intermediate lll-shaped brace part, a connecting plate fixed'on this member at the junction of the legs and brace part, the second U-shaped member comprising a pair of legs connectedby a cross bar, the sidev edges of the connecting plate formed to provide guides Jfor the legs of said Vsecond member,

the brace member formed to provide cam'- projections for engagement bysaid cross bar v as the second member is extended andwhere- -by the brace member is forcibly swung to i bracing position and friction isprovided for retaining the device extended-, l

8. A poster having folded sheet metal binding strips at opposite ends, in combination with a tensioning device 4or the poster, the rear walls of the strips;A provided with perforations, the walls-of the strips adjacent to the openings being formed slightly outwardly, the tensioning device having relatively thin ends adapted to be entered through said perforations and beneath the formed-out walls of the strips, the tensioning device adapted and arranged to be placed under compression to be engaged with the poster.

4. A poster having folded metal binding strips at opposite ends, in combination with a tensioning device for the poster, the rear walls of the strips provided with perforations, the walls of the strips adjacent to the openings being formed slightly outwardly, the tensioning device having legs which are bent at their ends to form opposed hooks at one end of same, the hooks having relatively thin ends adapted to be entered through said perforations and beneath the formedout wall of the strip, and the device having legs with flattened ends at the opposite end of same adapted to be entered through said perforations and beneath the formed-out wall at the opposite end of the poster, the device arranged and adapted to be placed under compression to be engaged with the poster.

5. A poster having folded metal binding strips at opposite ends, in combination with a tensioning device for the poster, the rear walls of the strips provided with perforations, the walls of the strips adjacent to the openings being formed slightly outwardly,

the device-at at least one end-having ends which are formed into relatively thin opposed hooks extending in the plane of the device and adapted to be entered through the perforations in the upper strip and beneath the formed-out wall of the strip, and at the other end of the device, ends adapted to bey entered beneath the formed-out wall of the lower strip, the device being longer than the poster and necessitating the bowing of the device to place it in poster engaging position and whereby the poster is tensloned.

Infwitness that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I aix my signature this 2nd day of April 1928.

dAsTRo M. DABROHUA. 

